Chief Executive

Job Purpose Statement:
Provide strategic leadership to the organisation by driving the implementation of business goals and plans to ensure achievement of organisational mandate;


Job Content:

Strategy Development Weight 15%:
Set the strategic direction of the organisation in consultation with the Executive Team and the Board to ensure alignment with Provincial and National Strategy;
Develop a five-year business plan in consultation with the Executive Team ensuring alignment with short-term and long-term objectives;
Retail current customers and expand into new areas;
Drive and monitor the achievement of corporate business plans and objectives;


Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness Weight 20%:
Oversee all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired result and are consistent with the overall strategy and mission of the organisation;
Lead and design development of policies, practices, and performance relative to operational excellence;
Ensure organisation maximises opportunities to achieve sustainable growth for new and existing customers;


Financial Management Weight 20%:
Ensure sound performance of the organisation by providing annual financial reports to the Board;
Ensure adequacy and soundness of the organisations financial structure and reviewing all Capital Expenditure requests and arrangements for projects;
Increase funding collaboration and mobilisation of funds for sustainable growth, expansion, and access;
Ensure sustainable financial returns for each system, area, region, and the organisation;
Ensure that a strong and effective interna audit framework is in place;
Clean and unqualified audit;


Water Resources Sustainability Weight 10%:
Improve and increase infrastructure assets;
Improve water quality compliance;
Investigate sustainable alternative water resources;
Ensure access to stable raw water resources to meet current and future customer needs;


Corporate Governance and Legal Compliance Weight 15%:
Maintain and uphold governance framework for the organisation;
Ensure a strong risk, compliance and governance framework is embedded across the organisation;
Implement sound corporate governance policies, practices and managing business risk effectively;
Manage and provide annual, monthly, and quarterly reports to relevant stakeholders;


Stakeholder Management Weigh 10%:
Develop strategic partnerships, increase support to customers, improve visibility and be a regional leader in provision of bulk water and sanitation services;
Engage in contractual and non-contractual stakeholders and create customer and stakeholder value;
Collaborate with strategic stakeholders;
Manage the interpretation of Board and Committee resolutions;
Provide guidance on the interpretation and application of the Board resolutions considering the Act, Regulations, G